Mise-en-scene, Location and Prop Ideas

Location This is the desired location of the main image on the front cover of my magazine. When researching the conventional location of the front cover of a typical Classic Rock magazine, I felt that a plain background was the most conventional and therefore I will use a plain background as the background of my front cover of my magazine. I will not use an outside location as I believe that this is unconventional for a Classic Rock magazine. By using a plain background, this will draw the audiences attention to the main image on the magazine front cover, therefore making my product a sellable product for my target audience. Props The props I will use for the first shoot will be props such as  These earrings (left) are iconographic of the rock star lifestyle and therefore I believe that this will be essential to include on the main image of my front cover. Leopard print is an iconic style of the Classic Rock lifestyle as artists such as Alice Cooper, ACDC and finally, Bon Jovi are photographed wearing the leopard print style. I also believe that plug earrings are iconic of the rock lifestyle and therefore I will be including these on the main image of my front cover. As you can see, on my chosen inspirational magazine (MOJO), there is the use of a cross hanging from Madonna's nose. In order to create a successful magazine, I will feature a prop similar to this cross, for example this black flower. By placing this flower on the mouth of my model, this will connote a sense of rebellion. This will be supported through the use of colour as this flower is black and therefore maintaining my colour scheme.   This is the next prop I will consider using when shooting the medium close-ups of my main model. This is a ring that connotes the idea of rebellion by featuring the religious symbol of a cross. As this ring is bigger than others, this will draw the audience's attention toward my model which is ultimately what I want to achieve. Next, this is also a ring that I feel will benefit me during the shooting of my models. This is a black ring and therefore withholds the ideology of my magazine and the colour scheme, by connoting the rebellious Classic Rock ideology. Similarly to the previous ring, this is a big ring that will attract the audience's attention and therefore pull their attention towards the main image of my front cover. Next is the use of this ring. This is a red ring, therefore still maintains the ideology of my Classic Rock magazine as well as the colour scheme. As this ring it also large, it will catch the audiences attention and pull them towards viewing the main image of my front cover, of my magazine. Rings were iconic for Classic Rock artists to wear such as Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi and Kurt Cobain, from the Rock/Grunge band Nirvana, therefore I will be supporting the ideology and conventions of the Classic Rock genre by featuring specific props.   Next, I am analysing the different bracelets that could connote the Classic Rock lifestyle. Although rings were more common during the hype of the Classic Rock genre, I believe that by including bracelets such as this House of Blues bracelet, this brings the artists own individual style to the generic conventions of the Classic Rock genre.   As you can see, there is the use of multi-coloured skulls on this bracelet. Although the multi-coloured colour scheme is more iconic of the Pop genre, I believe by dressing my model wearing this bracelet, this will create a wider audience as the colours will appeal to a younger audience. On the other hand, this may be a negative conception as the content of Classic Rock magazines may not be appropriate for the younger audience. This bracelet is similar to the previous bracelet, however with the loss of the colour black and the addition of the blue cross. I like the idea of incorporating a cross with the skulls and this adds a sense of danger to the ideology of the fictional artist on my front cover of my magazine. The same argument still stands however, that due to the colours used, a younger audience will be attracted to this magazine, but this may cause controversy as the content within my magazine may not be appropriate for the younger target audience.

As you saw previously, my chosen inspirational front cover magazine features Madonna with a cross hanging from her nose. I have decided to follow the style of this magazine by trialing props such as the skull earring (left & middle) and the cross earring (right). I feel these props are relevant and can be made iconic of the Classic Rock genre, evidently the cross is already iconic of the Classic Rock - as seen in MOJO's edition featuring Madonna.